1. Cost of living and taxes.
I would change H.R. 1. I support tax relief that actually helps working families, including provisions benefiting workers who earn tips and overtime, but I would repeal the law's tax breaks for billionaires and the wealthiest Americans. Our tax code should reward work, not wealth.
If I could take one federal action to lower household costs in the Sixth District, I would tackle health care costs by moving toward Medicare for All. Premiums, deductibles, prescription drugs and medical debt consume an enormous share of family budgets. Taking profit-driven insurance companies out of the middle would put money directly back into families' pockets.
2. Health care.
Yes. I would have voted to restore the enhanced ACA premium tax credits rather than allow families to face sharply higher premiums while Congress works toward broader reform.
I would repeal the Medicaid work requirements and eligibility restrictions enacted in H.R. 1. Health care should not depend on navigating additional paperwork or proving that you are sufficiently deserving of care. My position is broader than simply reversing those cuts: Medicaid should be fully funded, and I support moving toward a Medicare for All system that guarantees health care to every American.
3. Social Security and Medicare.
I do not support cutting Social Security benefits or raising the retirement age. I support eliminating the Social Security payroll-tax cap, currently $184,500, so that wealthy Americans contribute on all of their wages just as working people do. That would strengthen Social Security without asking working Americans to work longer or accept smaller benefits.
Yes, I would vote to prevent statutory PAYGO from producing automatic Medicare cuts. I have committed to protecting and fully funding Medicare, not reducing it.
4. Immigration and ICE enforcement.
No. I strongly oppose the tactics used during Operation Metro Surge. What Minnesota experienced demonstrated why Congress must exercise meaningful oversight of federal law enforcement and why ICE needs to be dismantled. We must rebuild federal immigration enforcement around constitutional rights, accountability and the rule of law.
Federal immigration agents should be identifiable and accountable for their actions, including through body cameras. Americans should not have to guess who armed federal agents are or whether they can be held responsible for their conduct. Enforcement actions that constitutionally require a judicial warrant should have one.
I support comprehensive immigration reform with a straightforward path to citizenship, including permanent protection and a path to citizenship for Dreamers.
5. Tariffs and trade.
Yes. Congress should reclaim its constitutional authority over tariffs. I have repeatedly said that Congress has surrendered too much of its responsibility over taxes, spending, tariffs and war to the executive branch. Tariffs should not be imposed indefinitely by presidential decree.
I oppose the administration's indiscriminate tariffs, which function as a tax on American consumers and expose Minnesota farmers to retaliation. Congress should end unjustified tariff emergencies, pursue stable and open markets for Minnesota agricultural products, and provide targeted relief when farmers suffer losses caused by federal trade policy—not force farm families to absorb the cost of Washington's decisions.
6. Iran and war powers.
Congress should vote to end unauthorized U.S. hostilities with Iran. I oppose this war and would have supported H.Con.Res. 86. The Constitution gives Congress—not the president—the power to decide whether this country goes to war. Congress cannot continue surrendering that responsibility whenever it becomes politically inconvenient. My campaign has specifically identified decisions about "when and where America goes to war" as a power Congress must reclaim.
In no world would I support an open-ended supplemental appropriation that enables the administration to continue an unauthorized war. Any military funding request should be tied to a lawful mission, congressional authorization, clear objectives, and meaningful congressional oversight.
7. Elections and democracy.
I oppose the SAVE Act's documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement. I also oppose criminalizing election officials for registering eligible voters who have not produced the prescribed documents and creating new private lawsuits against administrators simply for doing their jobs. Citizenship verification should be accurate, secure and designed so eligible American citizens are not prevented from voting because they lack a particular document.
Minnesota should protect voter information and should not simply turn over its voter rolls to the Department of Justice absent a lawful, legitimate and appropriately limited purpose.
I oppose the January 2025 pardons of January 6 defendants. In fact, President Trump's decision to pardon January 6 defendants was one of the events that motivated me to run for Congress. I have spent nearly four decades working on American elections. Political violence intended to overturn an election must have consequences.
8. Fraud.
Fraud involving public programs should be investigated aggressively, prosecuted when the evidence supports prosecution, and followed by efforts to recover stolen taxpayer money. Congress should strengthen federal-state data sharing, auditing and program-integrity systems so suspicious billing patterns can be identified before hundreds of millions of dollars leave the door.
I do not support using legitimate concerns about fraud as justification for indiscriminately withholding Medicaid funding that pays for health care for Minnesotans who had nothing to do with the misconduct. CMS should work with Minnesota to correct demonstrated vulnerabilities and recover improper payments without punishing patients.
The U.S. Attorney's Office should have the prosecutors, investigators and support staff necessary to pursue complex fraud cases promptly and effectively. Fighting fraud requires investigators and prosecutors, not political talking points.
9. Agriculture and the farm bill.
Agriculture is essential to the Sixth District, and farmers need a predictable, bipartisan farm bill that provides a strong safety net, conservation support, crop insurance, nutrition programs and opportunities to reach new markets. I would evaluate H.R. 7567 against those priorities rather than treating the farm bill as a partisan vehicle.
I support permanent year-round E15. Minnesota farmers and biofuel producers should have the certainty of a permanent national standard rather than waiting for temporary waivers every year.
On agricultural labor, we need an H-2A system that works for both producers and workers: faster and more predictable processing for employers, strong protections against exploitation, and a legal agricultural workforce that gives farms certainty instead of forcing them to navigate an unnecessarily cumbersome immigration system. That fits my broader commitment to immigration reform that reduces the time, cost and red tape of legal immigration.
10. Energy.
I support maintaining reliable carbon-free generation when independent regulators determine it can operate safely. The NRC's decision regarding Monticello should therefore be driven by rigorous safety and environmental review, not ideology. That said, as the son of a nuclear engineer, I support the use of nuclear energy as an alternative to fossil fuels and will work to restart the nation's permitting and licensing process for a new wave of smaller and safer nuclear plants.
On data centers, my position is straightforward: developers should pay the infrastructure costs their projects create. Residential customers should not see their electric bills rise because a hyperscale data center requires new generation, substations or transmission. I support comprehensive environmental and infrastructure review of these projects and Minnesota's approach of assigning the electrical infrastructure costs needed to serve them to developers rather than residential ratepayers.
I would support restoring effective clean-energy incentives eliminated by H.R. 1. Climate change is real, and the United States should accelerate, not obtusely obstruct, the transition toward renewable and carbon-free energy.
11. Abortion.
Reproductive health-care decisions should be made by patients and their medical providers, not politicians in Washington or state capitols. I support federal legislation protecting reproductive rights nationwide and would oppose a federal abortion ban.
I would support legislation codifying the protections previously recognized under Roe v. Wade. Mifepristone should remain available under the FDA's science-based rules, and politicians should not substitute their judgment for the agency's medical and scientific review.
12. Guns.
I support the right of law-abiding Americans to own firearms for hunting and self-defense. I also support federal action to keep assault-style weapons off our streets. Those positions are not contradictory: Minnesota has a proud tradition of responsible gun ownership, and responsible gun owners understand that weapons designed to inflict mass casualties present a different public-safety challenge.
I support universal background checks, a federal assault-weapons ban and effective extreme-risk protections with appropriate due-process safeguards. I do not support federal concealed-carry reciprocity that overrides Minnesota's ability to establish its own permitting and safety standards.
After Annunciation, Congress should stop treating mass shootings as unavoidable. I would support legislation strengthening background checks, limiting access to assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines, and helping states implement effective extreme-risk laws and violence-prevention programs.
13. Congressional reform.
My focus is less on an arbitrary term limit than on making members of Congress accountable to the people they represent. Congress has become too insulated from voters and too responsive to wealthy and powerful interests. I support reforms that increase accountability, competition and representation, including expanding the House so congressional districts are smaller and representatives are closer to their constituents. I am committing to self-limiting and do not intend to run for re-election after four terms. My goal is to flip and hold this district and then hand it off to a younger Member of Congress.
I support banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks. Members should not be able to use information or influence they acquire through public service for personal financial gain. I would support strengthening H.R. 7008 where necessary to ensure the prohibition is comprehensive, enforceable and cannot be evaded through spouses, dependent children, trusts or other arrangements.
I will commit to holding regular, open-to-the-public town halls. A member of Congress should show up, look constituents in the eye and answer their questions, including when those questions are difficult. That is the kind of representative I intend to be.